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This project proposes practical solutions to various problems that exist in society. The project aims to propose solutions from the standpoint of venture companies in particular. For this reason, a capitalist from an ESG-oriented VC will be invited to give a lecture, group work, presentation and feedback. The specific content of the project consists of two courses, and each participant will choose one of the two courses to work on.
(1) Generating entrepreneurial ideas for solving social problems
(2) Creating solutions to the current challenges faced by the portfolio companies of ESG VC Inclusion Japan (https://inclusionjapan.com/).

Through the project, members participating in the special research project aim to practically learn how to solve social issues through venture companies and to develop their ability to bring about social change.

In this project, you will further brush up your own research that has been accumulated in the first half of FY2024, clarify the significance of your own research from the investigation of profound related research, and collect and analyze more data during the summer vacation to make the background, methods, results, and discussion of your own research more profound. Finally, we will compile this into an abstract, 2-min short presentation and poster , which will be connected to the presentation at the 18th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Motor Control which will be held at the end of August 2024.

Actual construction of the landscape designed in "SBC Practice (Landscape)" in the spring semester of 2024.

We will research rural landscape as a regional asset by surveying the landscape of rural villages, interviewing local residents, and talking to the local government in Kamiyama-cho, Nasai-gun, Tokushima Prefecture.
As the concept of "cultural landscape" suggests, a landscape is an expression of the overall system that includes the natural environment of the area and the livelihood of its inhabitants, and its preservation requires "dynamic conservation" to maintain and pass on the system that makes the landscape possible. However, the system itself has not been visualized in an easy-to-understand form, nor have methods and value criteria been established to determine what is to be preserved in the local landscape. Careful investigation, analysis, examination, and discussion are necessary to understand the local landscape.
Kamiyama is known for the beauty of its mountainous rural landscape of terraced rice paddies, terraced fields, and farmland along the Ayukuro River, but with plans to attract satellite offices of IT companies and a private technical college, rapid changes in the local landscape are expected. Currently, the town is considering formulating its first landscape plan.
In this project, with the cooperation of the Kamiyama Tsunagu Public Corporation, we will stay in Kamiyama to conduct a landscape survey of the area and prepare basic data for the study of the landscape plan. Through the survey, the participants will also learn fieldwork methods.

Students will create a piece of Digital Storytelling in Japanese. Digital Storytelling is a 3 or 4 minutes video that tells a story about themselves. Using the Japanese language according to each student's Japanese level, students will create a story with photos and videos. The aim is to improve their Japanese language skills through talking about themselves, writing scripts, and discussions. In the end, students will share their works, get to know each other, and share their thoughts.

The goal of this special research project is the realization of a sustainable campus stem from the field of "Agriculture and Food Culture". Our meaning of a sustainable campus is the combination of variety of academic special fields and the local agriculture and food culture based of a long history and a rich tradition. In order to realize this sustainable campus vision, we have rented a tradional house and renovated the house itself to make it a base of academic & local community. We use the method of communication and DIY to reproduce the place as a community place by realizing agri-garden, wood-deck, benches, storage house, traditional cooking stove, outdoor kitchen. The process of this project is based on the collaboration and co-working of SFC students, professors and local community.

In this project, we are going to explore the method for the student-coaches who want to motivate the athletes to lead them achieve their own goals with the psychological approach. The research targets enrolled in this attempt are the students who take charge of coaching for the sport team members of SFC. The student-coaches apt to be caught in dilemmas because they are not the managers but also not the players. They do not have much power as the managers have, and they are on an equal footing with the players. However, they are required to instruct the team members. Given these circumstances with the dilemmas, what kinds approaches effective for student-coaches to get the players motivated? We are going to pursue the efficacious methods through the practical examinations.

This special research project conceptualizes a "walking course in the Endo area, including SFC," and creates and installs wooden benches.
Walking" is an essential part of the challenge to realize a "sustainable and inclusive community. Walking is praised from environmental perspectives such as carbon neutrality, preventive medicine, and public health perspectives, as well as from the perspective of fostering community and landscape. However, the lack of rest facilities surrounding SFC makes it challenging to take a walk, and there needs to be more pedestrian interaction between SFC and the surrounding community. In this special research project, we will conduct fieldwork on campus and the surrounding area to understand the current situation. With the advice of experts, we will design benches and chairs that create opportunities for interaction based on inclusive design and build several prototypes of benches. The completed prototypes will be installed inside and outside the campus as a social experiment.

Re-design design proposals designed using analog methods in the design studios and other design studios that have been taken in the past using algorithmic design methods.

This project actually practices the process of transformation, referring to "Robert Keegan (2013), Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization, Eichi-Shuppan". The objective is to cultivate the qualities of change leaders through practical experience of the process of organizational and social transformation. Specifically, in accordance with the book's methodology, the participants will define organizational and individual achievement goals, create an immunity map against them and develop a plan to examine stereotypes behind the hidden motives. In doing so, the project will be in the form of a camp, with emphasis on creating a space where the group can live together and easily disclose themselves. Through these activities, we will identify areas where we believe there is "room for change" in organizations and individuals.

In this special research project, students will learn about deep SHITSUKAN studies and conduct research based on these knowledge. Specifically, students shall set a research theme on deep SHITSUKAN perception obtained through multisensory integration of the five senses, and conduct a research project during that period. On the final day of the course, students are required to give a presentation on their research outcomes. Students are necessary to submit a final report on the content of their research project.

A large number of injuries are expected to occur in the event of a disaster. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimates that approximately 85,000 people would be killed or injured in the event of an earthquake directly under the Tokyo metropolitan area during winter days. Even in normal times, more than 120,000 patients with cardiopulmonary arrest are transported to emergency rooms annually in Japan, and more than 300,000 injuries and illnesses occur annually as a result of traffic accidents. Anyone can be at the scene of an injury or illness, and the first responders are non-medically qualified rescuers (first responders).
First responders are required to be able to recognize and detect the occurrence of an injured or sick person at an early stage, call for rescue, provide appropriate observation and first aid treatment, transport the person to a safe location, and communicate information.
In this project, participants will learn what to do when rescuers without medical qualifications encounter injured and sick people, as well as how to prioritize injured and sick people (triage) and management of a large number of injured and sick people as practiced in disaster medicine. Then, participants will deepen their understanding of the situation in the event of an earthquake by working in groups to create a scenario for a live drill to learn about the types of injuries and sick and injured people that may occur. Then, by responding to the actual situation, the participants will think about how they should be as first responders.

Re-design design proposals designed using analog methods in the design studios and other design studios that have been taken in the past using algorithmic design methods.

Making furniture designed in SBC Practice (Architecture A) in the fall of 2023.

In the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy announced in December 2022, the defense production and technology base is aimed at ensuring stable research and development, production, and procurement of equipment in one's own country, and ensuring the necessary for new ways of fighting. It is an essential foundation for incorporating cutting-edge technology into defense equipment, and has been positioned as Japan's defense power itself.
What is the current status of Japan's defense production and technological base? This project will attempt to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current state and issues of Japan's defense production and technological base through lectures, model building, and facility tours.

In the field of humanities, "dialogue" is an essential concept that dates back to ancient Greek philosophy. In modern times, "dialogue" is also regarded as a concept that allows us to critically reflect on "subjectivity." Moreover, in learning activities, "dialogue" is highly valued as a means to stimulate learners' reflection. In this seminar, we aim to theoretically examine "dialogue" across multiple domains of philosophy, language, and education, in order to deepen our understanding of the relationships between individuals and also between individuals and society in our contemporary world.

This course will provide a chance to acquire advanced skills for mechatronics.
The goal is to acquire basic skills in February and more advanced skills in March, and to make a prototype with acquired skills.

This class will be held at the Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus and online.

Every year, Japan receives some of the heaviest snowfall in the world. The main reason for this is thought to be that seasonal winds from the continent pass through the relatively warm Sea of Japan, hit steep mountains and rise, forming clouds. However, the amount of snowfall at each location strongly depends on the local topography of the area. Snow-related accidents such as avalanches occur every year, and the influence of local topography is extremely important in determining whether such accidents occur. However, the topography is complex, and point observations such as AMeDAS are only made at intervals of several tens of kilometers, making it impossible to capture local fluctuations. Therefore, in this special project, we will focus on local fluctuations in snowfall, conduct observations at multiple locations within a range that correspond to the same AMeDAS location, and analyze the data obtained. As a result, we understand local variations in snowfall.

In this research project, students who have learned the basic concepts, ideas, methods, and transition of social marketing will work on specific product development while conducting various surveys, research, and development activities with the support of government agencies, companies, and social welfare corporations with which they have cooperative relationships.

Since 2008, we have had sustainable interactive programs with National University of ISP conducted interactive sessions of social transformations so far to foster young entrepreneurs in both countries. But under COVID, we had to transfer to organize online interactive sessions for the past 3 years since 2019. Since the end of 2022, program managers from DRC visited us to renovate our entrepreneur training programs and started to organize the program both in DRC and Japan. This time we will go back to DRC with a group of project members to do the fieldwork studies to catch up with the present situation of DRC after COVID. The goal of this project is to update our interactive programs to realize the latest model of training programs to foster young entrepreneurs.

This projects aims to use SFC trans-disciplinary knowledges to create an academic network of connected institutions with SFC as the Japan hub.

Increased global interest in Japanese language and cultures has led to government support for cultural outreach programs with a focus on support for policy initiatives in the Asia-Africa corridor.

The development of direct student-to-student connectivity and innovative materials has lagged. This project will utilize SFC resources to:

Develop student-centered connections with institutions supporting Japanese studies

(ISP-gombe DRC, St. Stephens College, India etc.).

Create an interactive academic network on Japanese studies,

and p-to-p diplomacy portals.br>

Learn from both academic and practical perspectives what kind of approaches are adopted in Silicon Valley when it comes to new business development, and how they differ from those in Japan. Obtain academic and practical implication for startup eco-system.

We have a reading circle about modern AI systems.

Welcome to the "Digital Transformation Workshop," a comprehensive three-day journey designed to immerse you in the dynamics of digital change in today’s business world. This workshop, running daily from 10:00 to 17:30, aims to equip participants with a deep understanding of how digital technologies can revolutionize managerial decision-making, business processes and strategies. Participants can expect to explore key concepts such as digital innovation, data analytics, and the integration of digital solutions into existing business models. We'll delve into real-world case studies and use an advanced simulation tool to provide hands-on experience in implementing digital transformation strategies.
Upon successfully completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Understand how digital transformation influences corporate strategies
2. Apply appropriate theoretical concepts and analytical techniques to develop digital-enabled business models
3. Gauge the role of modern digital technologies in transforming business models and recognise the innovative impacts
4. Analysing evidence towards finding appropriate digital-enabled growth options for a disrupted organisation
5. Design the innovative business process required to arrive at the new, digital enabled business models and strategies

This is a special class where you will spend three days immersed in Arabic with native Arabic speakers and TAs. The goal is not only to improve language skills, but also to deepen understanding of Arab culture through various workshops.